Chapter 8

CHAPTER EIGHT Rosa was ticking items off their scavenger hunt list while the other Diamond dorm girls held out their finds. Matilda and Pearl cantered into the centre of the group. "Oh, there you are, Matilda. We thought we were going to have to come back and get you. We've done really well– Freya found a six- petal daisy so now all we need is an orange leaf. If we find one quickly, we could win!" Rosa finished triumphantly. "Are you OK?" Violet asked, seeing Matilda's pale face.

罗莎在寻宝清单上打勾，而其他钻石宿舍的女生则把她们的发现拿出来。 玛蒂尔达和珠儿绕到人群中间。 “哦，你来了，玛蒂尔达。 我们还以为得回来接你呢。 我们做得很好——弗雷娅找到了一朵六瓣的雏菊，现在我们只需要一片橙色的叶子。 如果我们能很快找到一个，我们就能赢！”罗莎得意洋洋地说完。 “你还好吗？”维奥莱特看到玛蒂尔达苍白的脸问道。

"There was a cloaked figure. It chased us!" Matilda blurted out. The others frowned. "Really?" said Rosa doubtfully. "Is this one of your jokes, Matilda?" asked Ariana. "Because if it is, it's not very funny." "Yes, we haven't really got time to mess around now," said Freya. "Not if we want to get back before Valentina's team," added Violet. "I'm not making it up!" exclaimed Matilda. "It's true!" She told them everything that had just happened. She didn't leave anything out, even telling them the part when she'd not remembered to stay still and caused Pearl's glamour to collapse. "The chinchillas were brilliant," she added. "They stopped the person from chasing us." Ariana frowned. "You don't sound like you're teasing," she said, doubtfully. "I'm not!" said Matilda in frustration. Why

“有一个披着斗篷的身影。 它追我们！”玛蒂尔达脱口而出。 其他人皱起了眉头。“真的吗？”罗莎怀疑地说。 “这是你的玩笑吗，玛蒂尔达？”阿利安娜问。 “因为如果是的话，那就不太好笑了。” “是的，我们现在真的没有时间胡闹了。”弗雷娅说。 “除非我们想赶在瓦伦蒂娜的队伍之前回去。”维奥莱特补充道。 “这不是我编的！”玛蒂尔达叫道。 “这是真的!”她把刚才发生的一切都告诉了他们。 她没有遗漏任何东西，甚至告诉他们，当她不记得保持不动，导致珍珠的魅力崩溃的部分。 “龙猫太棒了，”她补充说。 “他们阻止了那个人追赶我们。” 阿皱起了眉头。“听起来你不像是在开玩笑，”她怀疑地说。 “我没有！”玛蒂尔达沮丧地说。 为什么

wouldn't her friends believe her? "Matilda is telling the truth," said Pearl, backing her up. "She must be!" spluttered Freya. "Look everyone!" She pointed at Matilda's hair. "Matilda's got a streak of pink and yellow in her hair. She's bonded with Pearl!" Matilda tipped her head forward and stared in surprise at the pink and yellow lock of hair, the exact same shade as Pearl's mane. Happiness rushed through her. Now the others would have to believe her! "Oh, wow!" said Rosa. "Glamour magic is so cool and useful, too." "Hang on," said Ariana anxiously. "If the story's true, shouldn't we be getting out of here? I can't imagine the chinchillas will be able to stop the person for long." "Shh!" said Freya, suddenly holding up her hand. "Can anyone hear that?" Immediately, everyone stopped talking and

难道她的朋友不相信她吗？ “玛蒂尔达说的是实话，”珠儿说，支持着她。 “她一定是！”弗雷娅气急败坏地说。 “看!”她指着玛蒂尔达的头发。 “玛蒂尔达的头发上有一缕粉红色和黄色。 她和珠儿很亲近！”玛蒂尔达把头向前倾，惊讶地盯着那绺粉黄相间的头发，和珍珠的鬃毛的颜色完全一样。 幸福瞬间涌上她的心头。 现在其他人不得不相信她了！“哦，哇！”罗莎说。 “魅力魔法也很酷很有用。” “等等。”阿利安娜焦急地说。 “如果故事是真的，我们不应该离开这里吗？” 我无法想象龙猫能够长时间阻止这个人。” “嘘！”弗雷娅突然举起手说。 “有人听到吗？”大家立刻停止了谈话

listened. "Hoof beats. Oh no! They did follow us!" Pearl's ears flickered anxiously. "Quick everyone, gallop!" "Too late!" The golden-maned unicorn charged out from the trees, the hooded figure steering it straight towards the girls. Her voice, muffled by the cloak, was harsh and bitter. "This time I'll put an end to your medalling ways." Her unicorn stopped in a shower of sparks. Lifting its hoof, it stamped on the ground. The earth started to move, spiralling upwards into a mini tornado of glittering red and yellow sparkles. The tornado buzzed as it spun towards the girls. Then, suddenly, it broke apart.

听着。“蹄节拍。噢,不!他们真的跟踪我们了！”珠儿的耳朵焦急地颤动着。 “大家快跑！”“太迟了!”那只金色鬃毛的独角兽从树林里冲了出来，戴着兜帽的人把它直接引向女孩们。 她的声音被斗篷遮住了，刺耳而苦涩。 “这次我要让你别再耍花样了。” 她的独角兽在一阵火花中停了下来。 它抬起蹄子，在地上跺着脚。 地球开始移动，螺旋上升，形成一个迷你龙卷风，闪烁着红色和黄色的火花。 龙卷风呼啸着向女孩们袭来。 然后，它突然破裂了。

"Hex hornets!" shrieked Matilda, as the huge, angry insects flew at the girls and the unicorns. They all scattered in alarm. Hex hornets would chase people for hours and gave terrible stings. The hex hornets reached Ariana and Whisper first. Whisper reared up in a panic and Ariana shrieked and tumbled off his back. As always, the island's magic formed a pink bubble around her, cushioning her fall so she wasn't hurt. But as the bubble carried Ariana safely to the ground, the hex hornets encircled Whisper, making it impossible for her to reach him. The figure cackled with laughter. "Time for a little binding spell, next, I think!" They began

“可恶的大黄蜂！”玛蒂尔达尖叫道，那些愤怒的大昆虫向女孩们和独角兽飞来。 他们惊慌地四散而去。 海克斯大黄蜂会追人好几个小时，并给人可怕的刺。 魔蜂先到达了阿利安娜和Whisper。 Whisper惊恐地站了起来，阿利安娜尖叫着从他背上摔了下来。 和往常一样，岛上的魔法在她周围形成了一个粉红色的泡泡，缓冲了她的下落，所以她没有受伤。 但是当气泡把阿利安娜安全带到地面时，六角大黄蜂包围了Whisper，使她无法接近他。 那人咯咯地笑。 “下一个，我想是时候施一个小小的束缚咒了！”他们开始

to draw something from their cloak as clouds of hex hornets buzzed towards the other girls. Pearl whinnied and turned to bolt away. "Wait!" cried Matilda, looking back and seeing the others all being surrounded. "We can't leave them! Do something, Pearl. Turn into a tiger or something." "I can't," said Pearl, stopping. "I'm too tired for my magic to work." "You can do it!" said Matilda, leaping off Pearl's back and seeing the figure riding towards Ariana with a hand outstretched. "You're totally brilliant at everything!" "OK, I'll try." Pearl slammed her hoof on the ground. Sparks spluttered in the air and dissolved. The cloaked figure looked round and laughed scornfully. "Pathetic! You haven't got any magic that can hurt me." "You're the pathetic one, harming innocent creatures!" screamed Matilda. "Try again, Pearl.

从他们的斗篷里抽出什么东西，因为成群的大黄蜂嗡嗡地飞向其他女孩。 珠儿哼了一声，转身要逃走。 “等等！”玛蒂尔达喊道，她回头一看，发现其他人都被包围了。 “我们不能丢下他们！”做点什么吧，珠儿。 变成一只老虎什么的。” “我不能，”珠儿说着，停了下来。 “我太累了，我的魔法已经不起作用了。” “你能行的！”玛蒂尔达说着，从珠儿的背上跳下来，看见那人影朝阿利安娜骑去，一只手伸了过来。 “你在每件事上都很出色！”“好吧，我试试。” 珠儿的蹄子重重地踩在地上。 火花在空气中噼噼啪啪地飞溅，然后消失了。 那个披着斗篷的身影环顾四周，轻蔑地笑了。 “可怜的!你没有能伤害我的魔法。” “你这个可怜的家伙，伤害无辜的生灵！”玛蒂尔达尖叫道。 “再试一次，珠儿。